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Marine Ecology and Management (MARECO)

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Knowledge Institute

Natural Sciences

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Address

Vautierstraat 19, 1000 Brussels

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Website

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N° of FTE working on wind topics

More than 10

Our offshore wind expertise (general)

Ecological effects of offshore wind on marine ecosystem structure (fouling fauna, birds, bats, marine mammals, introduction of sound) and function (food webs, carbon and nitrogen cycling)

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Our group was/is involved in these key offshore wind projects:

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Our relevant equipment | tools | infrastructure

for offshore wind:

  • Scientific diving team for sampling in windfarms

  • Underwater sound meaurements

  • Artificial hard substrate garden (modular offshore test facility)

  • Marine taxonomic reference centre

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8.2.2 Environmental risk assessment 

6. End-of-Life

8.2.1 Ecosystem services and/or biodiversity modelling 

8.2 Environmental impact analysis 

8. Economic, Environmental and Social impact

Our offshore wind expertise (all lifecycle stages)

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Contact details

Jan Vanaverbeke

MARECO Coordinator

jvanaverbeke@naturalsciences.be

+32 494 35 90 94

Steven Degraer

Operational Director OD Nature

sdegraer@naturalsciences.be

+32 2 627 44 89

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